STATE’S FIRST TENNIS CENTRE AT KALINGA STADIUM (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The State Government has built a tennis centre at the Kalinga Stadium here. The State’s first tennis centre would be inaugurated by Chief Minister Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday, informed State Sports & Youth Services Secretary R Vineel Krishna on Tuesday. He tweeted that the ITF Asian Junior Tennis Championship Tournament would be held from April 4 at the new tennis centre.
STARTUP ODISHA ROPES IN SIDBI TO MANAGE FUNDS (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: As part of bringing best practices and standards to the startup ecosystem in Odisha and for effective management of its funds, the Startup Odisha has roped in the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for managing the Odisha Startup Growth Fund (OSGF), said Startup Odisha Executive Chairman Dr Omkar Rai at the opening session of 30th Convergence India Expo in New Delhi on Monday.
ODISHA’S SANITATION MODEL AT INT’L CONFERENCE
Bhubaneswar: A delegation from Odisha comprising senior officials from the Housing & Urban Development Department and representatives from the State’s Technical Assistance Unit in Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) participated in the 7th International Faecal Sludge Management Conference held at Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from February 19 to 23. With the theme of ‘Acting for sustainable resource management and access to water and sanitation for all’, the conference witnessed over 2,000 participants from across the globe.
LIGHTNING KILLS 106 IN JAJPUR IN 8 YEARS
Jajpur: Lightning strikes have killed at least 106 people in Jajpur district in the last eight years. An average of 13 people died due to lightning every year in the district, official sources said. Of the total death, the highest casualties, 26, were reported from Sukinda block and the lowest, two, were reported from Bari block. While 15 persons were killed in lightning in the district in 2015, a total of 26 persons died in 2016. Similarly, 19 persons were killed in 2017, fifteen in 2018, twelve in 2019, one in 2020 and nine each in 2021 and 2022.
YOUTH HELD FOR SEX WITH GOAT IN KENDRAPADA (Pix)
Kendrapada: Police on Tuesday arrested one Umashankar Nayak of Tilanga Kainsiria village as he was accused of having unnatural sex with a goat after trespassing into the goat-shed of Kabita Pradhan, a disabled woman. Kabita had lodged an FIR in this regard.
SEAGRAM ROYAL STAG PRESENTS BOOMBOX (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Celebrating the spirit of ‘Living it Large’, Seagram’s Royal Stag has presented Royal Stag Boombox, a first-of-its-kind musical experience. It is the sound of a young generation, a tribe that tends to make rather than follow trends, a tribe that is in constant search of soul-stirring experiences. The musical experience held its second show in Bhubaneswar on March 25.